Students develop listening skills and the ability to express ideas. Language is developed by listening to stories, following oral instructions and participating in informal conversations and structured group discussions. Children will learn to recognize upper and lower case letters and to phonetically identify words that begin with each letter. They begin to print letters and words in large primary print. Most read their classmates' names and some sight words, Rhyming words, opposites and prepositions are taught in context. Teachers record original stories dictated by students about their pictures.

Students learn to rote count to one hundred and rational count to thirty. They will learn to count by two's to thirty and by five's and ten's to one hundred. They will sort, match one to one, measure structures and classify objects such as buttons. They will identify and name squares, rectangles, circles, triangles, diamonds and ovals. Children will learn to recognize and print numerals to twenty. Thermometers, clocks, calendars and metre sticks are used. Time telling to the hour and half hour are introduced.

Children learn to formulate questions, make observations and draw conclusions. They grow plants, taste substances, measure and weigh. Some of the concepts explored include freezing, melting, boiling, condensation, dissolving, floating and sinking. Water and sand play experimentation are featured. Balances, magnets, magnifying glasses and measuring cups are among the equipment used.